Man convicted in 2006 Manitowoc arson

5:11 PM,
Sep. 11, 2013

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James H. Bresnahan, 41, of Waukesha, was convicted of a felony on Wednesday in connection with a 2006 Manitowoc house fire that was made to look like a racially motivated hate crime.

Bresnahan entered a no contest plea to being party to arson of a building in front of Manitowoc County Circuit Judge Jerome Fox who found him guilty and ordered a presentencing investigation. The sentencing hearing is set for 9 a.m. on Nov. 20.

As part of a plea agreement, the state will recommend a prison term with two years of initial confinement followed by a period of extended supervision, said Assistant District ...